I am a gun-owning wife of a military veteran, daughter of a lifelong member of the NRA and mom to a son who was on his school’s rifle team. I would never relinquish our weapons. However, as a responsible gun owner, I am appalled that those on the right have
The Trib recently reported 168 drug overdose deaths in Westmoreland County in 2021, up 37% from the prior year (“Coroner’s report shows 168 accidental overdose deaths in 2021 in Westmoreland County”). What a senseless tragedy this is for families that have needlessly lost loved ones. Sadly, addiction is an illness,
California’s African Americans are dying from COVID at a higher rate. They make up a disproportionate and growing share of the death toll for middle-aged Californians.
California’s African Americans are dying from COVID at a higher rate. They make up a disproportionate and growing share of the death toll for middle-aged Californians.
By Kristen Hwang, CalMatters
OAKLAND Deondray Moore sat in a plastic folding chair, rolled up his sleeve and got his first Covid-19 shot in the parking lot of Center of Hope Community Church in Oakland about a week ago. He was the last in his family to get vaccinated after putting it off for more